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This government has all but actually declared a war on its own people: Teesta Setalvad

Its been a challenging  five years. Between 2017-2019 (between when the book was first published) until now, the lines have been even more sharply drawn. Between the vast majority...

Will Jharkhand’s voters defend Adivasi and Land Rights this election?

Jharkhand is going to polls on April 29 in...

Modi campaign toys with Code of Conduct, EC a Toothless Watchdog?

Over the course of India’s tortuous seven stage election,...

Body Blow for BJP as Maha Social Media Head Quits!

Ashish Merkhed, the man who helped build the BJP’s...

So Many Chowkidars, Yet Look at the Scale of Loot

In the past few days, a few reports about...

Modi, Varanasi and the Circus of Democracy

In the light of Modi's grand roadhsows and rallies,...

If the mining industry is exterminated, what do we fight for : Voices around the Collieries

With rampant privatisation of rich mines, shutting down of...

Mumbai’s Infinity Stones: We are in the Endgame now!

With 48 MP seats Maharashtra is a heavy-weight in...

“Ban Green Flags, They Spread Hate Not Love”: Begusarai BJP candidate Giriraj Singh

Begusarai: Union Minister and BJP candidate from Begusarai, Giriraj...

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PUCL slams recently passed Rajasthan anti-conversion bill as “draconian and unconstitutional”

Civil liberties body says bill criminalises faith, dialogue, and choice; demands Governor/President intervention

From Tribunals to DCs, 10 Days to Prove Citizenship: Assam’s radical shift in “foreigner” expulsions

Cabinet move under the 1950 Act empowers District Commissioners to expel alleged foreigners in 10 days, raising constitutional concerns over due process and separation of powers

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On a day remembered and vilified, the author recalls moments of despair, brute violence and historical significance. All on the ninth of September….

Labour rights, health of workers hit in the name of “reform”: PUCL Maharashtra

A detailed statement by the Maharashtra unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has, with reasoned arguments, critiqued the recent decision of the MahaYuti government in Maharashtra to curtail labour rights in the name of “reform”; Maharashtra government’s decision is in line with other states like Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura (two of these are Congress ruled states) which have also enacted similar legislations.

Protests across Maharashtra denounce the Public Security Act as unconstitutional and anti-democratic

Opposition, rights groups, and people’s movements unite to call it an “anti-people, anti-democratic law”

Reaffirming Open Justice: The Supreme Court on speech and contempt

In the case of Wikimedia v. ANI Media Private Limited & Ors. the apex court reaffirmed free speech and restrained a Delhi High Court order that was held, on examination to be disproportionate